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Last Updated: 28 April 2020

Stevenage v Northampton Town (23 Feb 2019): If the power ain't back on at the Lamex, we can always ask Ilias Chair to light things up again...

Are The Lights Back On Yet?

The longest-running saga in English football is now at an end. UK Power put a couple of quid in the meter and the new electricity substation is now alive and kicking. Probs. Don’t take our word for it, ‘cos we did this intro before the long-awaited switch-over. We’d call the …

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Lincoln City v Stevenage: Mission Imp-ossible?

Mission Imp-ossible?

Is it too late to get the Football League to change the rules? It’s just we’re thinking of asking that home games count double and away games count for nothing come the final reckoning. It might be enough to get us a spot in the playoffs, right? Or will our …

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Tranmere Rovers v Stevenage: Wirral going on a February holibob...

Wirral Going On A February Holiday…

…no more working for a day or two. And well done to you – yes, you there! You’re the latest BoroGuide winner of a no-expenses paid trip to the wonder of the Wirral. Oh yeah, baby. It’s Tranmere! A place with its own entry in the Urban Dictionary. We’ve not …

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Stevenage v Yeovil Town: If you wanna beat a Glover, you gotta get with our friends. And it looks like the four lads coming in on loan on transfer deadline day are doing just that...

Star-Crossed Glovers

If you wanna beat a Glover, you gotta get with our friends. And it looks like the four lads coming in on loan on transfer deadline day are doing just that. With the attacking threat of a limp sloth, Boro’ made no dent in the Forest Green back line last …

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Stevenage v Forest Green Rovers: The Forest Green Mile

The Forest Green Mile

It ain’t over ’til the centre half rises to head home a corner. That’s what they all say, innit? Just when it was all but time to write off the trip to Morecambe as yet another lesson in the futility of supporting a football team, Boro’ came up with the …

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Morecambe v Stevenage: Points mean prizes (or progress at least), and we'd like some more please. Are the Shrimps going to oblige?

More, Please

Points mean prizes (or progress at least), and we’d like some more of them please. It was all a bit backs-to-the-wall at times last week, but all the records now say is that we came out on top indoors against Crawley. And it was made better by the fact that …

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Stevenage v Crawley Town: Back indoors for the second time in 2019; time to show the world what we're made of. Or that would be the hope, anyway

Craw And Order

If any match report from last week was more than one word and could be printed without a parental advisory sticker, it was over-written. Awful, dire or rubbish; that’s putting the 2-0 reverse up at Cambridge mildly to say the least. To have now given six points to a team …

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Cambridge United v Stevenage: A 'Bridge (Not) Too Far...

A ‘Bridge (Not) Too Far

As far as ‘bridges go, we don’t mind so much the Ux, Staly or even Stour sorts. At least, we don’t tend to mind ’em more often than not. And we’re even partial to the ol’Tower one down in that London too. But Cam? Ooh, no; we’re not really so hot …

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Stevenage v Newport County: Ringing in the New...port

Ringin’ In The New… Port?

It’s out with the 12-year-old port you’ve been guzzling down your cheese with this Christmas, and now in with the Newport from the arse-end of Wales. Or ‘South Wales’ as it’s known in official diplomatic circles. True dat. The New Year is now upon us and we hope you have …

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Crewe Alexandra v Stevenage: All we want for Christmas is Crewe away...

All We Want For Christmas Is Crewe… (A)

Now then, isn’t it better late than never – not least when it’s getting what you want from Santa for Christmas. What you really, really want. We’re talking something much more heart-warming than novelty pants and Lynx gift sets too. Three points away from home on Boxing Day. That’s the true …

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